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Continue reading →: Happy New Year!
Join us next Saturday, January 28th, at 2pm for a Lunar New Year celebration! Members of San Francisco’s Jing Mo Athletic Association will read us a story, demonstrate martial arts and lead us in a lion dance to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Jing Mo, comprised of members from age…
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Continue reading →: Books in motion
Something fun to watch while the library is closed today: Check out this amazing stop-action animation video featuring books!
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Continue reading →: This week at the library
It’s a short but busy week at the Montclair branch: Tuesday 1/10 Lawyers in the Library – 6-8pm Free legal advice Wednesday 1/11 Charles the Clown – 10:30am Watch Charles the Clown perform his hilarious become-a-clown routine. The show features Biscuit The Dog Puppet, balloon antics, silly magic and comic…
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Continue reading →: World Book Night
Would you like to help spread books to new readers, encourage reading, and share your passion for a great book? Sign up to volunteer with World Book Night, April 23, 2012. Volunteers who are selected will be given 20 free paperbacks (all sorts of genres and age groups, from classics…
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Continue reading →: Best books of 2011
It’s that time of year – newspapers are publishing their “best books of 2011” lists. Check out the versions from the San Francisco Chronicle and the New York Times and start making your wishlist for when the Montclair library reopens Tuesday, January 3. What was your favorite book you read…
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Continue reading →: Holiday Closures
You have 3 days left to stock up on books to get you through the winter holidays — the Montclair branch will be closed Saturday 12/24/11 through Monday 1/2/12, re-opening Tuesday, January 3rd. The children’s librarian has some fun activities planned for January and February to welcome you back –…
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Continue reading →: E-readers vs. print books
There’s an interesting article in today’s San Francisco Chronicle about “E-readers or print books – which is greener?” Their conclusion? It depends on a number of things, like how much you read. “And of course, because it represents one of the most proven models of ‘reuse’ around, the greenest option…
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Continue reading →: Book-based advent calendar
Happy December! If you’re looking for an original way to count down the days till Christmas with your child, check out this tutorial from Inhabitots about how to make a simple, eco-friendly advent calendar using books. Acquire 24 used holiday-themed books (check thrift stores, library book sales, Berkeley Parents Network,…
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Continue reading →: Get your book fix
The library may be closed for a couple more days, but you can download and read e-books anytime — for free — using the Oakland Public Library’s e-book service. E-books can be downloaded and transferred to e-book readers, such as the Sony Reader and Barnes & Noble Nook. The e-audiobooks…
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Continue reading →: Things to be thankful for
Here’s a short list of things we’re thankful for this year: people who donate books to the library book sales people who buy books at our book sales to support the library volunteers, like the Hillside Gardeners who maintain the library grounds and the teens who helped with the summer…
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